Nelliampathi

Nelliyampathy (also spelled Nelliampathi) is a hill station 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Palakkad, state of Kerala, India.

Nelliyampathy Nelliampathi
Village
Nelliampathi
Nickname(s):  Nelliampathi
Nelliyampathy Location in Kerala, India Nelliyampathy Nelliyampathy (India)
Coordinates: 10.529627°N 76.684012°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Palakkad
Named for	Nelliampathi
Government
• Body	Gram panchayat
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	IN-KL
Vehicle registration	KL-70
Nearest city	Nenmara and Palakkad

Geography

• Nelliampathy is surrounded by tea and coffee plantations.
• The village has its own gram panchayat and forms a part of the Chittur taluk. Pothundi Dam, which was constructed in the 19th century, is the entrance to Nelliyampathy.

Seetharkundu

A viewpoint called Seethargund is situated 8 km away from Nelliyampathy. Seethargund, according to beliefs is the place where Lord Rama, Laxmana and Seetha rested during their exile.

Kesavan Rock

Another attraction of Nelliyampathy is Kesavam para viewpoint. The film Mrigaya starring Mammootty was shot here.[1][2]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Nelliyampathy had a population of 8,718 with 4,358 males and 4360 females.[3]

Gallery

• 
  A mountain stream
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  Plantation
• 
  Hill view

See also

• Pothundi Dam

References

1. Maradei, Irene (2007). "Nelliyampathy". Things to Do and See Around Palakkad. Palakkad. Archived from the original on 7 October 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
2. "Reports of National Panchayat Directory". Ministry of Panchayati Raj. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
3. "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 29 December 2013.

External links

• Silent Valley model eco-tourism proposed to save Nelliampathy Hills
• Nelliampathy travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Nelliyampathy Hills
• Nelliyampathy Resorts